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Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of SLE patients and healthy volunteers

From: Urinary podocyte microparticles are associated with disease activity and renal injury in systemic lupus erythematosus

Variable

SLE patients (n = 34)

Controls (n = 16)

Sex (female/male) (n)

30/4 *

6/10

Age (years)

48.2 ± 12.7 *

36.2 ± 8.0

Disease duration (years)

4 (0.25, 9)

ND

SLEDAI score

8 (5.5, 15.5)

ND

Anti-ANA positive

34

ND

Anti-dsDNA (titre U/ml)

10 (73, 588.4)

ND

C3 (mg/dl)

0.71 ± 0.34

ND

C4 (mg/dl)

0.15 ± 0.89

ND

Serum creatinine (ÎĽmol/L)

70 (62.75, 86.0)

71 (84, 89)

eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)

104.05 (82.43, 119.23)

96.30 (83.09, 101.68)

Proteinuria (g/24 h)

0.58 (0.08, 3.15)

ND

Hematuria

28/6

ND

Cellular casts

24/10

ND

  1. The data are expressed as the mean ± SD or median (IQR). SLEDAI SLE detection assessment index, Anti-dsDNA anti-double-stranded DNA, C3 complement 3, C4 complement 4, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, ND not determined, Differences between the two groups were analysed by χ2 or Mann-Whitney U tests, respectively. *P < 0.05 compared with controls
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BMC Nephrology

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